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05-27-16, 07:45 AM
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50 shades started as Twilight fan fiction, so a short attention span readership followed. Harry Potter was teen targeted and caught with adults, which is great, and Game of Thrones took a big leap in popularity with the HBO series.
My brother is a published author, in the fantasy/historical fiction genre. His basic commentary is that you can't make a living as an author unless you write something that will convert to TV/screen, which is why there is a great deal of recipe writing, and why so much that is done today is utterly predictable. Authors lament the lack of originality, and then continue to produce to template to chase success. That is definitely apparent in the stuff he does.
I have long had the concepts for two novels, and I have discussed them with him. He wants to jointly write them, because they are unusual. But his goal is to morph the unusual bits to the commercial model and go for movie right sale. My goal is to write them down to get them out of my head. To date, I haven't agreed to the venture because starting with opposing goals never leads to success.
My brother is a published author, in the fantasy/historical fiction genre. His basic commentary is that you can't make a living as an author unless you write something that will convert to TV/screen, which is why there is a great deal of recipe writing, and why so much that is done today is utterly predictable. Authors lament the lack of originality, and then continue to produce to template to chase success. That is definitely apparent in the stuff he does.
I have long had the concepts for two novels, and I have discussed them with him. He wants to jointly write them, because they are unusual. But his goal is to morph the unusual bits to the commercial model and go for movie right sale. My goal is to write them down to get them out of my head. To date, I haven't agreed to the venture because starting with opposing goals never leads to success.
Things haven't changed as much as people think.
05-27-16, 07:50 AM
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Writing books was never a way for most people to make money. I'm aware of how 50 Shades started, and on top of that, Twilight is another series that was sold and read a ton before the movies arrived. "Short attention span readership"? Come on, people are reading books. Saying they're reading the "wrong" books doesn't carry much water, any more than the "young'ns are listening to the wrong music".
Things haven't changed as much as people think.
Things haven't changed as much as people think.
In the end, reading books is good, but I don't think it automatically qualifies someone as cultured the same way that someone who listens to a lot of music isn't cultured when said music is trash.
05-27-16, 07:53 AM
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The CAAD 10 is home from the bike doctor. Again.
LBS said they took the BB completely apart this time. They said the was no grease on the BB bearings. They also said that it felt like the BB bearings were not seated completely. So, they put 63.7 pounds of grease in, seated the bearings with the big hamer and put everything back together with an air powered impact wrench. They said the crank is a little stiff now, but should loosen up with a few miles.
LBS said they took the BB completely apart this time. They said the was no grease on the BB bearings. They also said that it felt like the BB bearings were not seated completely. So, they put 63.7 pounds of grease in, seated the bearings with the big hamer and put everything back together with an air powered impact wrench. They said the crank is a little stiff now, but should loosen up with a few miles.
05-27-16, 07:54 AM
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Regardless, for that price range I'd be looking at a pair of Ultegra 6800 wheels, they're on sale at Nashbar this weekend. Not as light or aero, but I'd have to imagine they're more durable and will last longer.
05-27-16, 07:55 AM
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05-27-16, 07:55 AM
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Hope you had more than one bathroom.
05-27-16, 07:56 AM
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05-27-16, 07:59 AM
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That price for <1500g alloy 32mm wheels seems suspect. Most "aero" alloy wheels are over 1600g at least, I wonder where they've cut weight?
Regardless, for that price range I'd be looking at a pair of Ultegra 6800 wheels, they're on sale at Nashbar this weekend. Not as light or aero, but I'd have to imagine they're more durable and will last longer.
Regardless, for that price range I'd be looking at a pair of Ultegra 6800 wheels, they're on sale at Nashbar this weekend. Not as light or aero, but I'd have to imagine they're more durable and will last longer.
05-27-16, 08:01 AM
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05-27-16, 08:01 AM
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Speaking of wine...
@Heathpack and any other people that live in SoCal, have you ever been to Temecula?
My brother is getting married in San Diego in July and my better half and I are going to spend 3 nights in a B&B in Temecula the week before the wedding.
I know it's not Napa or Sonoma, but hopefully there are still some decent vineyards/restaurants there.
@Heathpack and any other people that live in SoCal, have you ever been to Temecula?
My brother is getting married in San Diego in July and my better half and I are going to spend 3 nights in a B&B in Temecula the week before the wedding.
I know it's not Napa or Sonoma, but hopefully there are still some decent vineyards/restaurants there.
05-27-16, 08:04 AM
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I've had plenty of riding buddies who had RS10s (I guess they're stock on a lot of C-Dales) and upgraded to better wheels like Kysriums ect., don't think any of them were displeased with the results but there's some confirmation bias going on I'm sure.
05-27-16, 08:05 AM
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05-27-16, 08:11 AM
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I think they aren't THAT much lighter (if you want light for that price, go for the Vuelta Corsa SLRs, I think they're about 1400g), but the Ultegra wheels are definitely way more durable than the RS10s and probably noticeably stiffer as well.
I've had plenty of riding buddies who had RS10s (I guess they're stock on a lot of C-Dales) and upgraded to better wheels like Kysriums ect., don't think any of them were displeased with the results but there's some confirmation bias going on I'm sure.
I've had plenty of riding buddies who had RS10s (I guess they're stock on a lot of C-Dales) and upgraded to better wheels like Kysriums ect., don't think any of them were displeased with the results but there's some confirmation bias going on I'm sure.
05-27-16, 08:11 AM
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Very bad day for our boat neighbor, their boat sank at the slip. Talking to the Marina security guard, he had a very long night. Because some other boat a few fingers over exploded and then sank in its slip last night! Mr. H lives for stuff like this, he has got to dinghy over and see the exploded boat before we leave.
05-27-16, 08:12 AM
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Oh jeez. I did not know that he wasn't at the wheel. I've had 150hp on two wheels between my crotch for a go and while it was fun for a few rides, being on a back road, cracking the throttle, braking, and then looking down to still see 147mph on the read out is 100% terrifying. I'm a healthy dose of stupid, but I know that over time my card would get pulled for that bull****.
There's a lot of professionals that still crash those kind of cars out on closed race tracks with minimal environmental interference.
I imagine (since I haven't gotten behind the wheel of a supercar) that these cars north of 5 and 6 hundred horsepower start to behave the same as the 100-150hp 2 wheel equivalent. While I'm sure they're super exhilarating you're rolling the die every go around.
There's a lot of professionals that still crash those kind of cars out on closed race tracks with minimal environmental interference.
I imagine (since I haven't gotten behind the wheel of a supercar) that these cars north of 5 and 6 hundred horsepower start to behave the same as the 100-150hp 2 wheel equivalent. While I'm sure they're super exhilarating you're rolling the die every go around.
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05-27-16, 08:12 AM
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I think they aren't THAT much lighter (if you want light for that price, go for the Vuelta Corsa SLRs, I think they're about 1400g), but the Ultegra wheels are definitely way more durable than the RS10s and probably noticeably stiffer as well.
I've had plenty of riding buddies who had RS10s (I guess they're stock on a lot of C-Dales) and upgraded to better wheels like Kysriums ect., don't think any of them were displeased with the results but there's some confirmation bias going on I'm sure.
I've had plenty of riding buddies who had RS10s (I guess they're stock on a lot of C-Dales) and upgraded to better wheels like Kysriums ect., don't think any of them were displeased with the results but there's some confirmation bias going on I'm sure.
05-27-16, 08:15 AM
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The CAAD 10 is home from the bike doctor. Again.
LBS said they took the BB completely apart this time. They said the was no grease on the BB bearings. They also said that it felt like the BB bearings were not seated completely. So, they put 63.7 pounds of grease in, seated the bearings with the big hamer and put everything back together with an air powered impact wrench. They said the crank is a little stiff now, but should loosen up with a few miles.
LBS said they took the BB completely apart this time. They said the was no grease on the BB bearings. They also said that it felt like the BB bearings were not seated completely. So, they put 63.7 pounds of grease in, seated the bearings with the big hamer and put everything back together with an air powered impact wrench. They said the crank is a little stiff now, but should loosen up with a few miles.
05-27-16, 08:15 AM
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Very bad day for our boat neighbor, their boat sank at the slip. Talking to the Marina security guard, he had a very long night. Because some other boat a few fingers over exploded and then sank in its slip last night! Mr. H lives for stuff like this, he has got to dinghy over and see the exploded boat before we leave.
Does boating insurance cover this sort of thing?
05-27-16, 08:17 AM
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I had a 10 year old Triumph TR-6 (about 100 bhp) airborne on a public road once in my yute.
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It's hard to imagine that the muscle cars that were around when my parents were kids.. that kind of 0-60 and bhp is found on just a standard mid-sized car now. There's a lot of bang for buck for hp now. Some Ohio dealer is doing a 704hp Mustang for $39k. It's a mustang gt with a Rousche package installed onto it. Too much temptation for me; this is why we can't have nice things.
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Very bad day for our boat neighbor, their boat sank at the slip. Talking to the Marina security guard, he had a very long night. Because some other boat a few fingers over exploded and then sank in its slip last night! Mr. H lives for stuff like this, he has got to dinghy over and see the exploded boat before we leave.
05-27-16, 08:21 AM
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Speaking of wine...
@Heathpack and any other people that live in SoCal, have you ever been to Temecula?
My brother is getting married in San Diego in July and my better half and I are going to spend 3 nights in a B&B in Temecula the week before the wedding.
I know it's not Napa or Sonoma, but hopefully there are still some decent vineyards/restaurants there.
@Heathpack and any other people that live in SoCal, have you ever been to Temecula?
My brother is getting married in San Diego in July and my better half and I are going to spend 3 nights in a B&B in Temecula the week before the wedding.
I know it's not Napa or Sonoma, but hopefully there are still some decent vineyards/restaurants there.